Game



Feb. 14, 1928.

A. J. FORSETH GAME Filed July 18, 1927 INVENTOR. fize zz J. Easel/ 7 ATTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 14, 1928. a p i p ALBERT J. m ma, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

Application filed m 18,1927. Serial No. 206,457. This invention relates to improvements in; 18 arealso provided; theseare usually disa games,- and"lreiers m'ore particularlyvt'o' a played in'nthen a ne colors as the transverse ga of kill; s Vi divisions218opposite which theygare located;-

, It is an object of the invention to provide hile atl theidivisions "18 care,generally ofg 60 a game fromwhichfitoneofthe parts nor uniforrn'height it is usualto inc-line thegxnar inally become detached during the play so gi ns-ofthezdivisioirsalSRso as todorrn larger that'there-are no pieces to be picked up and" spaces at desired-intervals. :On theselargeni connected'fromtinie to "time, Ineitheris there spacesnanies 'of :places i'suchwas :TokiqZig: any tendency vfor some of'the parts to he London and Tarisi,JOrrany other dosing- 05 come lost. p r nationg ina'y be "employed; i Another object of the invention is to-pro- On the 'vehic le," usually towards its front vide algame whichpresents entirelymovel 'endpaflexihle arm 11, ,in'the present casein features and whiehin'ay he cheaply nianu-l the iortn of' a propellerablade ris'provided featured and ejasily 'installed. j and immediately inifrontflofrithisarm,is a, 7 "With "thes'e land otherflohjects in 'view 1 rigid member; 12}; sozthat, while 'theiarmz may whieh will become apparent asthe specifica be rearwardlv fiexedtopassthe pinsx9,;a's-the tion proceeds, the invention-is hereinafter vehicle t-ravels upwards whenit has reached more fully 'dese'ribedfwiththe aid off the its limit of upward rtravel it isilpreviented accolnpanyin drawings,in whiclfi from slidin g down vagaimnby the first-lupin 20 Figural illustratestrplan'view'of the in below the placewhereiit has sto ppedias the ,vention." V 3. y fiezihledarni is preventedefr'om-cbending in Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof, theop'po's te direction by the'rigidqnernber iiglll' 3 is an ehlarged sectionon' the line '12.- In-order to'lrelease thexarnnll: fromthe 3-3 of liigure 1, and f pin 9' against which itr'ests "and allowvrthe B0 "Figur e jisan enlarged detail. vehicle to -travel"b-down 'agairinitisiunerely -Iteferring to" the'ldrawings,"1 designates neoessary-totur-n therecordingstrip;:Tron 7 an inclined board having a, longitudinal its' hingeses, for which purposaa handle 15 runway? on one "sidjeithereof. Awire 3, is provided towards thelower endof the whiclriis preferably heldvtaut between strip; W5; l .111 r 1 brackets"gflj extends 'suljstantiallythe-full On the underside-'oftheboard the latter is lengthofthe runway, and-"ispreterabl-y arusually braced by *a'l'ongitudinahwire s 141110 ranged centrally above the latter; :The wire counteraet any walrping or bending tendency passeslongitudinally?through-- a vehicle; 4, the wi fe 3 mi'ght exertas the'latteruisigenwhich-is usuallyinthe form Of an aeroplane, erally we'll tightenedso that the vehicle may therehy'forming aguide forthe latter so as travel better.

v ,i,, t M'fFH to insure'its travelling along therunwayi The object of the game is to try to send owards the lower end of the runway one the vehicle-up the r-unw ayiso that it will stop end- 'offacoil spring-5 is secured, theop'- opposite a predetermined:division IS and posite end of which is fasten'edto a striker 18. The vehicle-is preferably pulleddown- 5 plate 6 through which the wire 3 also passes. ward'ragainst thestriker 'pl atefi so. that the j Substantially centr'allyofthe widthofthe spring i's stretched sufli'ei'entlyutoiexert board 1 and on'one side ofthe 'runwaya enough force to drive 'theavehicleupwards; rec-ording'strip 7 i's'l'ongitudinally arranged; Itherefdre usually providei an'11pwardpro V hinges 8,.wliich are securedhothte one side jection or tail d f'on' the vehicle to 'afiordza ofthe strip l' and'also'to the'hoar'd hon-the handhfold'; The striker 'plateritself mayq-be side" remote from the runway, permit the pulled downwardsthoughuin that; way: the strip being'movedpivotally: On-jtheh-pper amountof forceexerted' on thervehiele cansurface ofj the recordingstrip andon "the notbeen-accuratelygauged. iAs thevehicle side of the "latter""to which the hinges are travels upward'sj'eaeh:pin-9 in turmflexesthe 5 attached a plurality of transverse divisions arinill'rearwardly asitli. latter'i-passeshut '18 are marked 'ofi usuallyin difierent colors. when the vehicle comes to rest it cannotE-back The upper 'and lower extremities of the'se down helowfthe first pin heneath itxfonithe divisions are also furtherindicdtedbj 11 prea on pre i ly g em i 'e li 7 wardlyprojecting pins' fixedin the" upper leasingjtheflvehiele to' al-lowiitl to traveldown :55 surface 50f the said stripf O'n' thesideof to 'starting position-lias ahoz heenareeited I theboard remote from therunway divisione While ithejyfore'goingideseriptionwthe e TI preferred embodiment of the invention has been described and shown, it is understood that the construction is susceptible to such modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

hat I claim is:

1. In a game, the combination of an inclined board having a runway thereon, a vehicle adaptedto travel up and down said runway, a flexible arm projecting laterally from said vehicle, a plurality of pins arranged on said board substantially parallel with said runway and to one side thereof, each of said pins in turn being adapted to flex said arm rearwardlyfias the vehicle travels up said runway, means on said ve hicle for preventing said arm being forwardly flexed by said pins so that said vehicle may travel in a downward direction, means for moving said pins clear of said arm so that said vehicle is free to travel downwards, and means for exer'ing sudden upward pressure on said vehicle.

2. In a game, the combination of an inclined board having a runway thereon. a vehicle adapted to travel up and down said runway, a flexible arm projecting laterally from said vehicle, a plurality of pins arranged on said board substantially parallel with said runway and'to one side thereof, each of said pins in turn being adapted to flex said arm rearwardly as the vehicle travels upwards, a rigid member on said vehicle in front of said arm for preventing the latter flexing forwardly and passing said pins in a downward direction, means for moving said pins clear of said arm so that the vehicle is free to travel downwards, and spring means for exerting sudden upward pressure on said vehicle.

3. Ina game, the combination of an inclined board having a runway thereon, a vehicle adapted to travel up and down said runway, means for guiding said vehicle so that it travels up and down said runway, a flexible arm projecting laterally from said vehicle, a plurality of pins arranged on said board substantially parallel with and to the side of said runway, each of said pins in turn being adapted to flex said arm-rearwardly as the vehicle travels upwards, means on said vehicle for preventing said arm flexing forwardly and passing said pins when the vehicle commences to travel in a downward direction, means for moving all of said pins clear of said arm simultaneously, and means for exerting sudden upward pressure on said vehicle.

- 4. In a game, the combination of an inclined board having a runway thereon, a Wire arranged longitudinally of said runway, a vehicle adapted to travel up and down said runway, said wire passing through said vehicle and acting as a guide therefor, a flexible arm projecting laterally from said vehicle, a plurality of pins arranged on said board in arow substantially parallel with and to one side of said runway, each of said pins in turn being adapted to flex said arm rearwardly as the vehicle travels up said runway, means on said vehicle for preventing' said arm being forwardly flexed by said pins so that said vehicle may travel in a downward direction, means for moving said pins clear of said arm so that the vehicle is free to travel downwards, and means for exerting upward pressure on said vehicle.

5. In a game, the combination of an inclined board having a runway thereon, a vehicle adapted to travel up and down said runway, a flexible arm projecting laterally from said vehicle, a strip pivotally mounted on said board to one side of and substantially parallel with said runway, a plurality of ins projecting upwards from said strip by each of which in turn said arm is adapted to be rearwardly flexed as the vehicle travels upwards, means for preventing said arm from being forwardly flexed by said pins when said vehicle commences to travel downwards, thereby halting said vehicle, said strip being so mounted on said board that it and said pins may be turned to allow said vehicle to travel down said runway, and means for exerting upward pressure on said vehicle.

6. In a game, the combination of an inclined board having a runway thereon, a vehicle adapted to travel up. and down said runway, a wire arranged longitudinally of said runway, said wire passing through said vehicle and acting as a guide therefor, a flexible arm projecting laterally from said vehicle, a plurality of pins arranged on said board in a row substantially parallel with and to one side of said runway, each of said pins in turn being adapted to flexsaid arm rearwardly as the vehicle travels upthe runway, means on said vehicle for preventing said arm from being forwardly flexed by said pins so that said vehicle may travel in a downward direction, means for moving all of said pins clear of said arm simultaneously so that said vehicle is free to travel clownwards, a striker plate around. said wire towards its lower end, and a spring having one end fastened to said runway and its opposite end to said striker plate so that when the vehicle is pulled downwards against said plate and suddenly released said spring drives said vehicle upwards along the runway.

7. In a game, the combination of an inclined board having a runway thereon, a vehicle adapted to travel up and down said runway, a flexible arm projecting laterally from said vehicle, a strip pivotally mounted on said board to one side of and substantially parallel with said runway, said strip having transverse divisions marked on its upper surface and on its side remote from said runway, the side of the board" remote from said runway also having divisions marked thereon, each located so as to form a continuation of the division on said strip, a plurality of pins projecting upwards from said strip by each of which in turn said arm is adapted to be rearwardly flexed as wards, means for preventing said armfrom being forwardly flexed by said pins when said vehicle commences to travel downwards thereby halting said vehicle, said strip being so mounted on said board that it and said pins may be turned to allow the vehicle to travel downwards, and spring means forexerting upward pressure on said vehicle.

8.v In a game, the combination of an inlatter division beingv the vehicle travels up-V clined board having a runway thereon, a vehicle adapted'to travel up and down said runway, a flexible arm projecting from said vehicle, a plurality of projecting members arranged on said board substantially parallel with said runway, jecting members in turn being adapted to flex said arm rearwardly as the vehicle travels up said runway, means on said vehicle for preventing said armbeing forwardly flexed by said projectingmembers so that said vehicle may travel in a downward direction, means for moving said projectingmembers clear of said arm so that said vehicle is free to travel downwards, and means for exerting sudden upward pressure on said vehicle.

ALBERT J. FOR SETH each of said pro- 

